Macro development

Growth and the plant-size distribution over the long-run

(with Jonas Gathen , 2022)

In this paper, we study the link between rapid economic growth and changes in the plant size distribution in Indonesia. We find that:

  • As output grew by a factor of twenty-five, the average plant size doubled and very large plants strongly increased their shares of output and employment.
  • The direct contribution of aggregate productivity for output growth in Indonesia is less than twelve percent.
  • Growth is driven by endogenous transition dynamics.

Macro and Urban

The effects of Infrastructure on firm dynamics and spatial productivity

(with Matias Busso, 2022)

In this paper we study the causal impact of the expansion of infrastructure on firm dynamics (very preliminary).